Victory"A drifter in the islands of the Malay Archipelago rescues a young Englishwoman from her predatory boss, and the vengeful employer sets a trio of miscreants on their trail. Joseph Conrad's first popular success abounds in the elements characteristic of his later work: an exotic setting, richly and powerfully evoked; muscular prose; complex characterization; and a compelling examination of the human capacity for good and evil"-- |
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He was honourable , too ; and on this stressful day , before this amazing
emissary of Providence and in the revulsion of his feelings , he made his great
renunciation . He cast off the abiding illusion of his existence . “ No. No. They are
no good .
He was honourable , too ; and on this stressful day , before this amazing
emissary of Providence and in the revulsion of his feelings , he made his great
renunciation . He cast off the abiding illusion of his existence . “ No. No. They are
no good .
Page 133
Here you are , sitting unsuspicious before me , and you may let out something
unbeknown to you that would settle your hash . Not that I have any ill - feeling . I
have no feelings . If the skipper had said , ' Oh , bosh ! ' and had turned his back
on ...
Here you are , sitting unsuspicious before me , and you may let out something
unbeknown to you that would settle your hash . Not that I have any ill - feeling . I
have no feelings . If the skipper had said , ' Oh , bosh ! ' and had turned his back
on ...
Page 203
only , the girl noticed the strong feeling on his face with that intense interest which
his person awakened in her mind and in her heart . But it soon passed away ,
leaving only a moody expression . “ It's difficult to resist where nothing matters ...
only , the girl noticed the strong feeling on his face with that intense interest which
his person awakened in her mind and in her heart . But it soon passed away ,
leaving only a moody expression . “ It's difficult to resist where nothing matters ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Victory Hampton Court editions |
| Author | Joseph Conrad |
| Publisher | Sun Dial Press, 1937 |
| Original from | The Ohio State University |
| Digitized | 10 Oct 2017 |
| Length | 412 pages |
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